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Monday, August 25, 2014

If you
are considering a group vacation or an incentive travel program to Serbia or
one of the other countries in the Balkans, here are some suggestions:

Balkans
Toura 14
day travel program with visits to Belgrade,
Novi Sad, Zlatibor and Visegrad in Serbia,
Sarajevo and Mostar in Bosnia and Herzegovina, Skopje in Montenegro and Tirana
in Albania. Personalized to Meet
Your Group’s Preferences.

Wellness and
Cultural ItinerarySeven days in Belgrade, featuring
healing and mysticism, yoga and meditation, massages and saunas, includes many
sightseeing activities.

River Itinerariesalong the Danube and the Sava,
a 615 mile right side tributary of the Danube River that flows through
Slovenia, Croatia and Serbia and among the few European rivers that does not
drain into the sea.

Wine
TourFor
centuries, the European courts were fascinated with the quality of wines from
the Fruška gora wine route, served even on the legendary “Titanic”, and dating
their origin to the 3rd century. Sweet, very strong and aromatic,
these wines filled the regal cups in Vienna, London and Budapest, famous
travelers wrote about them, and they inspired numerous poets… The
Nikola Tesla Museum, among the most visited in Belgrade, is a
unique scientific and cultural institution that presents Tesla's valuable
legacy and original documents, books, journals, photographs and personals
belongings. The University of Belgrade's School of Electrical Engineering
exhibits include Tesla's vision of the internet and creation of light.

VojvodinaTransfer to Novi Sad – the
capital of Vojvodina Province – with a stopover to visit the Krusedol
Monastery, a legacy of the last Serbian despot family of Srem – Brankovic,
dating from 1514. Then onto Sremski Karlovci, a small baroque town and local
wine tasting, including Bermet – a special desert wine served on board the
Titanic. Lunch in Novi Sad and visit to Petrovaradin fortress, situated on the
right bank of the Danube.

Topola and Oplenac According to legend, the small town ofTopola
(Poplar) arose at a crossroad where a poplar tree sprang up and branched. The
town is situated on the slopes of Oplenac hill and park, covering nearly 87
hectares (pine, oak, ash, lime and Pancic spruce). As the center of the Serbian
state at the beginning of the XIX century, its points of interest include the
Church of St. George and the Wine grower's house. Lunch and wine tasting in one
of the local wineries.

The
Viminacium Archeological SiteKnown as the Balkan Pompeii, it was the capital of the Roman province of
Upper Moesia and the military camp for the VII Legion Claudia from the 1st
to the 5th century A.D. Destroyed in 440 by the Huns, and rebuilt by
Justinian I.

Excursion
to Cacak City
center sightseeing - Church of the Ascension of Christ from the XII century,
National museum, Roman baths. Free time for shopping and individual activities.
Ovcar Spa, Vavedenje monastery. Lake Medjuvrsje boat tour and visit to the
Nikolje monastery.

Sirmium
Archeological Site and Zasavica Nature PreserveThe remains of this
once prosperous and powerful Roman city - from Emperor Augustus’ invasion of
Illyricum in 35-33 B.C. to 582 A.D. when the city fell to the Avars - are
concealed beneath the streets of today’s Sremska Mitrovica. Several Roman emperors
were born here, including Trajan, Decius, Aurelian and Probus. Special Nature Reserve in Zasavica -
1800 hectares - an oasis with about 800 types of plants, 192 bird types, 25
types of fish, amphibians and reptiles. An opportunity to taste donkey milk and
cheese, one of the most expensive foods in the world.

A
Native Art Itinerary the village Kovacica, established in 1802 and a UNESCO world heritage
sites, is inhabited mostly by a Slovak minority, and is a unique oasis of
living traditions and original arts and crafts. It has gained worldwide fame
for its tradition of native painting and has many internationally recognized
painters. The Babka Ethno Center includes painters like Zuzana Veresky and
Katarina Djuriskova. Old crafts include handmade violins.

A
Day on the Farm you will be greeted in Cenej with salt, bread and rakia, the Serbian
national brandy. The farmhouse tour includes a carriage ride of the surrounding
area, a walk through an orchard, preparing “ajvar” or jam, making baskets or
brooms, an archery competition, horseback riding and a hearty farm lunch.

Diversity in Belgrade can be
experienced at the Belgrade Green Market,
where the locals sell their home-grown produce. The Flee Market features a wooden copy of the Belgrade city center from
1930's. Friendship Park is located in
the spot where a branch of the Danube meets the Sava. Zemun and Gardos Neolithic peoples settled in the river’s favorable
position and founded what became known as Taurunum in Celtic and Roman times.